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Marijuana Initiative Challenges Costly, Bloody Drug War (Opinion)

Former California state senator Tom Hayden opines that he supports the November ballot initiative to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana because our country's long drug war is a disaster and there is an alternative that is better for our health, safety and democratic process.
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Drug Truth 08/30/10

Cultural Baggage * Century of Lies * 4:20 Drug War NEWS  *  Time 4 Hemp

Cultural Baggage for  08/29/10 29:00 Jaime Felner of Human Rights Watch, Paul Armentano of NORML, Howard Woodridge of COPS, Sandy Moriarty with Cannabis-fruit salad recipe, Dallas Cop Nick Novello for Med Can Univ + Abolitionists Moment

LINK:   http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3040

TRANSCRIPT:  http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3040#comments

Century of Lies for  08/29/10  29:00  Russ Jones, 30 years in law enforcement now a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition + MJ Borden with Drug War Facts, Philip High with MedCan Univ, Dan Newman for Prop 19

LINK:   http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3051

TRANSCRIPT: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3051#comments

4:20 Drug War NEWS, 08/30 to 09/05/10  Link at www.drugtruth.net on the right margin -

Sun - Dan Newman for Tax Cannabis

Sat - Philip High, chemist for MedCan Univ.

Fri - Russ Jones, 30 years in law enforcement now a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Thu - Jaime Felner of Human Rights Watch re racial disparity in drug war Wed - Howard Wooldridge to ride horse Misty across Calif from N. to S. in support of cannabis legalization Tue - M J Borden of Drug War Facts: "What makes drugs illegal?"

Mon - Sandy Moriarty, cannabis chef at Oaksterdam Univ has recipe for great cannabis/fruit salad

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Who's Next?":  Aaron Houston, Dir Students for Sensible Drug Policy

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No Blogging from Me This Week

I've finally succumbed to the call of Burning Man and will be spending the next week in Black Rock City covered in dust and sweat. I'm excited and slightly terrified.

I'll be returning to civilization on Sept. 7th and will do my best to resume blogging forthwith.

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Ferndale Raid Underscores Silliness of Drug War (Opinion)

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